1953
Busiest manufacture year
About 17 still registered — about 27% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Holden 48-215?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Holden 48-215
63
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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7 manufacture years from 1948 to 1955. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
7
Build years still on the road
From 1948 to 1955, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 22 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | About 10 | 16% | Not ranked |
| 1949 | About 5 | 7.9% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 8 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 6 | 9.5% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 14 | 22% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 17 | 27% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 3 | 4.8% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 222,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Holden 48-215.
Spot a Holden 48-215Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Holden 48-215 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 73 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 70 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 72 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 57 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 63 |
Age profile of Holden 48-215 still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 22 |
| VIC | About 15 |
| QLD | Not published |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 19 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 61 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Holden 48-215
- Which build year of the Holden 48-215 has the most still registered?
- 1953 — About 17 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Holden vehicles still registered is the 48-215?
- under 0.1% — about 63 of about 1,520,000 Holden vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Holden 48-215 vehicles still registered made in?
- 7 manufacture years from 1948 to 1955.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 22); SA (About 19). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method